Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0008635
The FY 2022 John McCain Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders on the Rule of Law and Public Service is a U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) funding opportunity to support the design and delivery of a five-week summer 2023 exchange institute for international undergraduate student leaders. Administered through ECA's Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Study of the U.S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS), the program is intended to bring together a multinational cohort of students, specifically including participants drawn from military and law enforcement colleges and universities, for an intensive, structured experience that deepens their understanding of the United States. The core purpose is to build participants' knowledge of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions through the lens of the rule of law and public service, while also strengthening leadership capacity and encouraging longer-term engagement after the institute ends.
Applicants are asked to propose a full program model that combines an academic residency with an educational travel component. The academic portion is expected to run three to four weeks on the campus of a U.S. college or university and to include substantive academic coursework related to the institute theme, along with leadership and skills development sessions. Beyond the classroom, the residency should be designed to expose participants to a range of perspectives through interactions with speakers from diverse backgrounds and to create meaningful contact with American peers. The residency is also expected to incorporate community service activities, reinforcing the public service focus by giving participants practical exposure to civic engagement and community-oriented leadership in a U.S. context.
The remaining one to two weeks are to be delivered as an integrated educational study tour that complements the academic residency. This travel component should take participants to Washington, DC, and to at least one other U.S. region beyond the host campus area. The intent is to broaden participants' understanding of how U.S. institutions and civic life operate in different settings and to connect academic content to real-world observations, including exposure to relevant organizations, leaders, and institutions that illustrate the rule of law and public service in practice.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the Department of State anticipates substantial involvement in program implementation and oversight rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding under Assistance Listing (formerly CFDA) 19.009. The maximum award amount is $400,000, with one award expected, indicating a single implementing organization will likely be selected to run the institute.
Eligible applicants include accredited U.S. institutions of higher education (public and private, including community colleges, liberal arts colleges, universities, and military colleges) as well as U.S. non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, and certain other eligible entities as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Key dates from the source listing show the opportunity was posted February 17, 2022, with an original application deadline of April 18, 2022, under funding opportunity number SFOP0008635.
A notable expectation built into the program design is follow-on engagement. Proposals should not treat the five-week institute as a one-time event, but should include ways to sustain alumni connections and continued learning or collaboration once participants return to their home countries. In practical terms, this typically means outlining an alumni engagement plan, continued professional or academic networking opportunities, and mechanisms for participants to apply institute concepts locally, consistent with the institute's emphasis on the rule of law, ethical leadership, and public service.Apply for SFOP0008635
- The Department of State, Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2022 John McCain Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders on the Rule of Law and Public Service" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.009.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 17, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 18, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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